Steven

Fire and heat are very important.
There are at least 4 major systems that deal with it:
the heart and the small intestine, the pericardium, and
the triple warmer that regulates the furnaces.
It’s useful to work with all of these.

One thing important to note is that although the
heart is a great generator of fire, make sure that
the…[Read more]

A good number of the techniques I’ll mention (despite appearance)
are actually quite powerful. Take it slow, and
like anything, it is possible to overdo it. Don’t.
Moderation in all things.

Given your cold problem, and given the fact that you are
doing a lot of water practices (i.e. sexual stuff), I’d
highly recommend you try to…[Read more]

I remember reading in a book somewhere on the microcosmic orbit,
that sometimes when the energy gets stuck and has can’t sink through
the jaw and neck to try doing some bone beating on your teeth (gently)
and/or quickly clattering your teeth together to break up the blockage
there. I’d also suggest practice “turning the water wheel” from…[Read more]

Well I don’t think there’s anything wrong with doing the
sexual practices or even doing them regularly. It just
seemed like you were focused a little too excessively in
that direction.

Sexual practices, while they affect the whole body and
all its systems, they are predominantly water (and some wood)
influences. I’d recommend a more…[Read more]

I can already see men giving this article to their significant
other in response to weak interest 🙂

I have a question for you? Why wouldn’t you want to
try to minimize the impact the human race has on the planet?
This is our home, and we should try to be good stewards of it,
and not show wanton disregard for anything we do.

When you visit someone’s apartment, do you take your shoes off,
or do you track your muddy shoes all over their…[Read more]

I’m not going to criticize the article you attached–although
in fact it wasn’t quite as bad as the one earlier one, but
I will say this:

1. We have dramatically increased the CO2 concentration in
the atmosphere.

2. The planet has gotten warmer.

Both of these things are clear from doing geological measurements.

Now, of course,…[Read more]

>>I am sure you did not know that Steven Spielberg and Michael Crichton are high priests of my religion so I will let you slide.

“Your religion” being what exactly? 🙂

I’ve enjoyed various movies and stories from Spielberg/Crichton–all fiction though.
However, at least the attempt at “non”fiction by Crichton above, I was…[Read more]

Sorry Dog, but I’m going to have to go on the
attack here . . . (nothing personal toward you
of course)

All smiles,
Steven

Some personal (harsh) criticisms of the article:

1. Several unsupported claims

e.g. DDT did not cause birds to die etc.–Really?
I heard that they destroyed the integrity of the
eggshells in Eagle eggs…[Read more]

That may be the case, and I have no doubt you have strong will.
I don’t think anyone could reasonably say that you are not
determined.

I was just responding based on the energy I’ve felt from
your posts. It felt like there was too much worry, obsession,
and self-critical judgements (i.e. earth and fire problems).

I know you really…[Read more]

>>Yes, this is also about the same definition
>>I had on Yin and Yang. But the one I gave you was from the book.
>>It doesn’t seems right.

I believe “yin chi” and “yang chi” is just the yin-yang polarity of chi,
and nothing more. I think he’s altering the meaning with his
definitions. I would say trust your instincts and follow…[Read more]

Yin does not mean less; “yin” can be as energetic as “yang”,
just in a different way. Yin means contractive, subdued, or feminine
whereas Yang means expansive, aggressive, or masculine.

These are not meant to be considered separately however.
Yin-yang is one thing, not two things.

They are like the north and south poles on a bar…[Read more]

I don’t know that I would agree with that!

Gnosticism typically means the belief that physicality
is a punishment and that “through knowledge and esoteric wisdom”
one can “escape” from this prison.

In everyday usage, gnostics typically believe that
secret (non-canon) teachings of Jesus provide such wisdom.

S

(to quote Bobby McFerrin’s song)

Seriously dude, you need to chill a little bit (pun intended).
You have too much worry, obsessive thinking, and personal demands.

Note: Don’t start worrying about the fact that you worry too much 🙂

Just relax . . .

Curl up in a soft blanket, put on some soothing soft music or pure
silence, and just…[Read more]

Diverging into purely personal opinion, having
to do with laws relating to drugs,
then if I were deciding said laws . . .

1. I would legalize *all* drugs and drug use.

2. To buy and/or possess drugs you would need to be at least 21,
and have a license for this purpose. You must pay a fee and
sign a consent form to obtain the…[Read more]

I agree . . . with the exception that the “religious fundamentalists”
in this country would like us to be beehive. I pray that
they are kept impotent to allow individuals to reach the overall
collective through their own means.

Fundamentalists, radicals, and idealogues that try to force
their agenda on the population either through…[Read more]

Discovering a way of living that provides
great personal meaning, but then forcing that
onto others under the belief that it is “good for them”
is the ultimate in selfishness.

Selfishness be it for it’s the complete devaluation
of the opinions of others–in favor of the personal view–
to such a distorted point that a sick…[Read more]

Congrats on your results!

I can understand the feeling about “wondering if I’m making progress”.
Sometimes it’s hard to see changes on day-to-day basis . . .

Oftentimes if you step back and look at how you’ve changed
over a period of months, then you get a better view of your
progress.

Cultivation often tends to be more of an…[Read more]